2007 Currie Cup Premier Division Explained

The 2007 ABSA Currie Cup season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The competition was won by the Free State Cheetahs after they defeated the Golden Lions 20 - 18 in the final.

Standings

2007 Premier Division
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Free State Cheetahs	14	13	0	1	566	251	315	70	26	8	60
	14	10	0	4	410	272	138	54	27	11	51
Golden Lions	14	9	0	5	403	229	174	48	26	6	42
Blue Bulls	14	8	0	6	424	282	142	54	33	7	39
Western Province	14	8	0	6	378	307	71	47	32	7	39
Griquas	14	5	0	9	374	432	-58	47	58	7	27
Boland	14	3	0	11	239	602	-363	32	83	6	18
Falcons	14	0	0	14	292	711	-419	35	102	5	5

Updated 28 October 2007:

Points Breakdown

• Four points for a win
• Two points for a draw
• One bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
• One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Table Notes

• P = points
• W = Won
• D = Drawn
• L = Lost
• PF = points for
• PA = Points Against
• PD = Points Difference (PF – PA)
• TF = Tries For
• TA = Tries Against
• BP = Bonus points
• Pts = Total Points

Fixtures and results

Compulsory friendlies

• Friday 13 July 2007 Leopards 20 - 17 Blue Bulls

Round three

• Friday 6 July The Sharks 32 - 16 Western Province
• Friday 6 July Falcons 33 - 39 Boland Cavaliers
• Saturday 7 July Free State Cheetahs 55 - 10 Griquas

Round four

• Saturday 14 July The Sharks 43 - 20 Griquas
• Friday 20 July Griquas 63 - 10 Falcons
• Saturday 21 July Golden Lions 11 - 27 Free State Cheetahs
• Saturday 21 July Boland Cavaliers 12 - 26 The Sharks

Round five

• Friday 27 July Falcons 5 - 62 Golden Lions
• Saturday 28 July Free State Cheetahs 45 - 13 Western Province
• Saturday 28 July Griquas 43 - 32 Boland Cavaliers

Round ten

• Friday 7 September Boland Cavaliers 24 - 20 Falcons
• Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas 17 - 21 Free State Cheetahs
• Saturday 8 September Western Province 22 - 19 The Sharks

Round eleven

• Friday 14 September The Sharks 50 - 25 Boland Cavaliers
• Saturday 15 September Falcons 25 - 65 Griquas
• Saturday 15 September Free State Cheetahs 24 - 19 Golden Lions

Round twelve

• Saturday 22 September Golden Lions 61 - 30 Falcons
• Saturday 22 September Boland Cavaliers 22 - 57 Griquas
• Saturday 22 September Western Province 34 - 20 Free State Cheetahs

Round thirteen

• Friday 28 September Falcons 23 - 46 Western Province
• Saturday 29 September Griquas 0 - 28 Golden Lions
• Saturday 29 September Boland Cavaliers 15 - 62 Blue Bulls
• Saturday 29 September Free State Cheetahs 25 - 23 The Sharks

Round fourteen

• Saturday 6 October Golden Lions 75 - 0 Boland Cavaliers
• Saturday 6 October The Sharks 43 - 29 Falcons
• Saturday 6 October Western Province 37 - 7 Griquas

Semi-finals

• Saturday 13 October The Sharks 12 - 19 Golden Lions
• Saturday 13 October Free State Cheetahs 11 - 6 Blue Bulls

Final

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width=24% align=right	Free State Cheetahs	align=center width=13%	20 - 18	width=24%	Golden Lions	style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Mark Lawrence
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